Fine-Scale Focal DTAG Behavioral Study in the Gulf of Maine

Abstract

The goal of this project is to provide technical support to Dr. Susan E. Parks from the Pennsylvania State University in order to obtain crucial baseline data on the normal diel activity budgets of endangered baleen whale species including time spent at the surface, residency time and rate of horizontal travel, and rates of sound production. These parameters are obtained by attaching a non intrusive digital archival tag (DTAG) to the whales. Recorded data can be used to assess both visual and passive acoustic detectability to aid in their detection to protect them from vessel collisions and harmful exposures to man-made sounds. DTAG data also provide information on normal behavior, necessary to interpret any potential disturbance responses to human activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA598778

Entities

People

  • Alessandro Bocconcelli

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Attachment
  • Collisions
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Integration
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Habitats
  • Information Operations
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Monitoring
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Production
  • Universities
  • Vocalization
  • Whales

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology